Stanford graduates walk out during Sundar Pichai commencement speech
Around 200 Stanford students walked out of Stanford's 2026 commencement as Google CEO Sundar Pichai took the stage, booing, waving Palestinian flags, chanting "Free Palestine," and exiting the ceremony. Organizers included Students for Justice in Palestine and No Tech for Apartheid, which said the protest targeted Google’s Project Nimbus and its contracts with the Israeli government, the Department of Homeland Security, and ICE. Pichai largely avoided discussing artificial intelligence in his remarks and offered broader advice to graduates instead. The walkout spotlights campus opposition to Big Tech government partnerships and raises scrutiny on tech executives invited to university events.
Stanford grads walk out of their commencement when Google CEO Sundar Pichai takes the stage
robthebarons.bsky.social139I now have hope for the future
mandysueinla@bsky.social101Wow I am impressed! They really did learn stuff. 🔥
Pro-Democracy Indiana Resister 🇺🇸 🔄 🆘 🟦88This generation knows exactly who is to blame for stealing their futures.
Marcia on Maui66We have future leaders here😍
@KeepItBlueDems.bsky.social44Awesome. Don't mess with California.
Just G37More than 100 students stood up and left shortly after Pichai began speaking on June 14, 2026. A coordinated protest against Google’s Project Nimbus, a $1.2 billion cloud and AI contract with the Israeli government. Protesters chanted “Free, free Palestine” and carried Palestinian flags.
Charley Sheets (disappointment in humanity arc)36It'd be worth attending commencement just to walk out tbh
Bert in Colorado36How to humiliate an oligarch.👌🏻
Justice Words NMD Not My Dictator 'WLDMM & That's Okay!'32Google's complicity in Genocide. Profiting from war crimes.
SkylarkV24The one educational institution in America hypocritical enough to serve as the premier Silicon Valley feeder school, invite Sundar Pichai to speak, AND try to feign a moral high ground against AI.
EuphoricFuzion🕯️22They got the memo. Shit, these college kids are writing the memos!
O'BrienP 🇺🇸 💔 💙 ☘️16The next generation is our hope‼️ Thank you for standing up for what is right‼️ Fuck Stanford for booking him!
Bad_Cyclist14The kids are alright 👍
“The only minority destroying America is the billionaires”12Yay Grads!!! This is amazing
erickbt.bsky.social11I now have hope this generation will crush the tech oligarch bros
Stella Ducks11Mister google Pichai oversees 'Project Nimbus' the 2021 joint contract between Google and Amazon aiming to provide cloud computing infrastructure, (AI) and other technology services Israel and its military conducting its genocidal war on Gaza
Bill B11Whoa! A local news outlet showed the grad ceremony, and part of Pichal speaking. But they did not show the walkout. Good for them!!!
BlueBayOG8I hope they vote in the midterms
Tina Quintero7Way to go young Americans.
☭ Mutha Nature 🐸 Bodily Autonomy For ALL🏳️⚧️6The kids are al'right ♥️
julzvc.bsky.social6That is awesome! Why listen to some wealthy SOB who is actively taking away future employment opportunities. Who is so out of touch with a regular person's reality. As you face your new future with school loans to pay off $$$$
Hyacinth Bucket6Faith and hope with the young
💙Joani in the sky with cubic zirconia 💙5Bravo students! Oligarchs get OUT of OUR COUNTRY!
severn3024.bsky.social5I am so glad to see people finally waking up to these billionaire criminals!
Schwantz 👊🔥🇨🇦5Bust up the big tech oligarchy.
A-a-ron5Those dozen or so people who stayed seated probably have future jobs with Google or something lol
KingCavMerlin(RIP)4Good for them. These tech bros are so in love with themselves. They need a reality check. The next generation doesn't want the AI dystopia they are pushing.
amethystjones14Nicely done! They will go far in life already! 💙
Messy Cook3Hooray!!! This next generation needs to say enough is enough to tech surveillance and AI.
East west devotee3Stanford students have a history for standing up for what is right. Stanford Out of South Africa was a clear example of doing the right thing. The University was forced to divest financial holdings in 1985.
John K3Even a Stanford degree can't protect them from what is to come.
Susan Perlman2I love this for him.
Love is a Peaceful Planet2You can walk from Mountain View where Google is located along El Camino Real to the Stanford University campus, and these graduates will not fall into the corporate strangle hold so prevalent in Santa Clara County, as their futures will soar / lead elsewhere; congratulations graduates 2026!
🌄𝕋𝕒𝕪𝕝𝕠𝕣 🤓🌿2The kids are gonna be alright.
Wizlock Fnordfinder2God, I wish we could've done something like that at my school
Now Live From Toronto 🇨🇦🇨🇦🇨🇦🇨🇦🇨🇦🇨🇦🇨🇦2THAT is awesome! Way to go graduates
chloescattery.bsky.social2Reading this makes me very happy. Thank you!
Paul 🌱2Google CEO Sundar Pichai has not publicly responded to Palantir CEO Alex Karp’s specific comments about AI undermining college-educated women.
Nick Kave 🇬🇷 🇬🇱 🇺🇦 🇺🇦 🇺🇦2There is hope for the future … if we can survive tRUMP 2.0
Friends call me G2This is the way. Now let's see all the Exempts at his company and all the others like it walk out of their all hands meetings. Then keep going.
